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H. 3. PHiEEEI RAILROAD CAR Filed Dec. 19 1923 2 Sheets-finest l Patented May 5, 1925.

, UNITED STATES HERMAN ,e. rarnanfor BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS.

RAILROAD CAR.

PATENT F I E! Application filed December 19, 1923! Serial No. 681,610.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itiknown that I, H RMAN O. PRmBE, citizen of the United States, residing at Blue lsland,in the county of Cook and State of lllinoisyhave invented a certain new and use ful Improvement in Railroad Cars, of which the following is a full,clear, concise, and

exact description. 1

My invention relates to railroad cars and has for its general object the provision of improved side bearings.

. In accordancewi h my lnvention, the side bearings are mounted upon the body bolster to benormally out of supporting relation thereto, but so related thereto as to head- ]ustable by the truck bolster into the body bolster in order that they may be brought into functioning position) [Two such rollers are mounted 1n symmetrical relation upon each end of the body bolster, a por tion upon the truck bolster being disposed between the lugs so that one roller or the other at each end of the body bolster. is

[alone brought into functioningposition, ac- 30' cording to the direction in which the truck and body bolsters are relatively turned: The

- rollers are desirably made self restoring by being counter-weighted in a manner to cause the rollers to return tojnormalas the truck bolster moves away from the lugs thereof.

The invention will be more fully ex plained by reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a cross sectional view of a portion of a car body with the bolsters and a truck beneath the same, portions of the truck being shown in section; Fig. 2 is a sectional View on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view show ing end portions of the bolsters in separated relation; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is similar to Fig. lbut showing changed positions; Fig. 6 is a view on line 6-6 of Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is an end view, with parts broken away; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the rollers.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughout the different figures.

The portion 1 of a car body of one construction is illustrated, though it 18 understood that the invention is not to be limited to any particular form of car. Suchcar body is provided with two body bolsters;

one near each end thereof, of which the drawings illustrate but one body bolster 2.

Each body bolster is assembled by means of a center bearing 3 with the bolster *4 of a wheeltruck.v The body bolster may be turnished with downwardly projecting pairs of cars 4: 4L5', 5 which arearranged upon chords of a circle whose center isfin the axis of the center bearing. A roller 6 is in"- terposed between each pairof ears 4: and

another roller 7 is interposed between the ears 5 of each remaining pair. Each roller may bearat its bottomupon a liner 8 upon the top wall of the truck bolster.

arcuate i surfaces "10 concentric; with the ar'cuate surfaces 9 that areto be brought into The 11-011 'ers are formed with arcuatesurfaces 9 where they engage the truck bolster andw'ith supporting relation with the body bolster when the two bolsters are relatively turned upon the axis defined by the centerv bearing. Each roller is sufficiently flattened as indicated *at 11 to be brought, atthi's portion thereof, so 'far Within "the circle' of the curved surfaces 9 and 10 as to normally afford a gap 12 between such roller and the body bolster, aposition which is to'obtain when the two bolsters are in the same up right plane or paralleLfThe rollers are formed with extensions 13 these extensions sufficiently counter-weighting the rollers so that their upper portions will turnaway from each other in their "self restoring adjustment to their normal positions. Each roller extension 13 is formed with a lug 14L- and each truck bolster has its liner 8 at each end interposed'between the lugs 14 of the overlying pair of symmetrically arranged rollers. When the bolsters are in angular relation by being relatively turned out of their normal upright plane, one or the other of the lugs 14 at each side of the car is engaged by the adjacent bolster portion 8 according to the direction of the relative turning movement of the bolsters, whereby the rollers having such engaged lugs are turned to bring their arcuat-e portions 10 into supporting relation with the bottom of the body bolster whereby the body bolster is then also supported upon the ends of the truck bolster to prevent the car body from sagging when the car is rounding curves. The rollers are desirably formed with armate openings 15 therethreugli which receive pins IGthaterecarried by years 4, 4-5, 5. hes pins seriviento assure-the maintenance of the assembly of the rollers with the b ody bolster.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following 1. The combination with a car truck bolster; of a car body bolster; and oscillat- ,ing rollers interposed between the bolsters and each -fer1ned to gsuppont the body bolster, 'when turned to one position and to be ,free of this supporting relation when turned .to an altennatix e position and each having a lngengageaible with the triolwbolster;to be tanned therebyto functioning position when the bolsters are angular and; each being se'l frestoring to non-functioning position when the abol'ste zs are panallel.

,2; The @Olllbll'lfltltfll with a ea r truck bol- ;st-er,; ozt a ear body bolster; and oscillating rollers interposed between the bolsters and eaoh 1h aving a ron-nded portion supporting the bodybolsten, when turned to one posi- :tion and a flattened portion to .be free of this sl pper-ting relation when turned to an altennati1ig';ppsitio 1 andeach having a log engageable with the truck bolster to .be turnedthereby to place its rounded portion uppermost when the bolsters are angular and each being selfa'estolling to. placeits fiatltene d portion vuppermost when the bolsters are parallel. I

3. Theconibination with a car truck b0lster; 05f oar body bolster; and osoil-latim rollers interposed bet-ween the bolsters an ea-oh formed to support the body bolster, when -tnr-ned to one position and to be free o-f this snpporti-ng relation when turned to an altennatix 'e position andeach having ongagement with the triad; 'bOlStEIIl'JO be turned thereby to functioning position whensthe bolare angular and each being weighted to self-restor-mgto I1011f11l1tl011111g position when the bolsters are parallel.

a, The combination with a car truck bolste r; of a car body bolster; and oscillating of .this supporting relation when turned to an alternative position and each having a slug engzggeable with the truck bolster to be turned thereby to functioning position when the bolsters are angular and each being weighted ,to be self-restoring to non- :fnnctioning -;position when the l' tolsters are parallel.

5. The combination with. a ear truck bolster; of a ear body bolster; and oscillating rollers interposedbetween the bolsters and each having a rounded portionsupportingthe body bolster-,qwl en turned to one position and a gfl-attened portion to be free oi this supporting relation when turned to an nalternating position and each having engage ment with the truck bolster to be turned thereby to place its rounded portion uppermost when thebol'stfersare angular and each being weighted to place its flattened portion uppern'rost when the bolsters are parallel. 6. The combination with a car truck bolster; vofa car body bolster: and oscillating rollers interposed between the bolsters and each having a rounded portion supporting the body bolster, when turned to one .position and a flattened portion to be free of this supporting relation when turned to an alternating posit-ionand each having a lug parallel.

In witness whereof, "I :heneunto sub- :soribe 111) name this 8th day of. December HERMAN o. PRLEBE, 

